Trump’s strike force is crushing the $20 billion scam cartels — make it permanent

For too long, Washington has treated online scams as a consumer protection problem of victims, disputed transactions, and after-the-fact remedies.

That frame is too small.

The scam epidemic is a national security and law enforcement challenge driven by transnational criminal organizations, permissive foreign environments, illicit financial networks, trafficked labor, and digital infrastructure that lets criminals […] ...